Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-23

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yond this city. Many country people, 1t Is
said, thought a genuine Texas cyclone had
struck the country. and sought refuge In
their cellars.
SECTION THAT ESCAPED.
The southeastern section OF the city es-
capped the severity Of the storm and the
damage in South Wilmington can be
summed up In flooded streets and cellars,
the loss OF q tree on Bstreet, and the partial
demolition Of James MeHugh's awning. All
the industrial establishmentse escaped injury.
Residents Of the neighborhood, report
heavy rain, wind, thunder and lightning,
but the frightful tornado certainly missed
them, except many of the light frame strue-
lures Of that vicinity would have been
totally destroyed.
Along the banks Of the ohristiana river
Il was the same, and ct the Harlan q Hol-
nngsworth oompany's works there was no
disturbance worth mentioning. A like
report was received from the Walton Il
Whann O0mpany's works, but ut the pulp
works, adjoining on tho Christiai,a, the
tornado evidently took hold. The rear end
Of the evaporating building was blown
down. The end was Of frame. alipi ,orted
by six brick piers, each about 4x2 feet. and
foar OF these piers we're torn down In the
crash, the end ones remaining standing The
hpptib WINS Btputphl biDHtpu hWH1 tuhb
morning. The main loss Is the destruction
of the piers. As Superintendent Saunders
says he contemplated tearing out tho end of
the building, for extension and improve
ments, no other damage was sustained at
these works.
STORM NOTES.
In the northwestern part OF the city, the
storm prevailed, with fury, but aside from
uprooting and breaking of trees and the
razing OF fences, little material damage was
done. Delaware avenue, West and other
streets were almost lined with large
branches Of trees torn of by the wind. o.
W. solloway, who was erecting four hand
some brick houses for Building Inspector
Patrick Dlllin on Eighth street between
jackson and Van Buren, suffered severe
loss. Two OF the buildings escaped unin-
jured, but the other two which were aleady
topped of, had part Of the front wall blown
down, the back-buildings demolished and
the partition between the front aud back
buildings were upset. The loss Ia about
$500. The row Of houses on Union street
above Sixth, known as Lenderman'a row
and belonging to the contractor OF the came
name, was unroofed but no ono was injured.
Theshade trees about the high-school build
ing and many trees and some shrubbery in
the Wilmington and Brandywine cemetery
were blown down.
In the upper end OF the Ninth ward, the
storm unroofed several brick kilns belong-
ing to Pierce Il Beeson and damaged about
$4,000 fine bricks 30 that they will either
have to be sold very cheaply or made over.
The house OF John Nation opposite the
Delaware Field Clubs grounds was par
TALLY unroofed. The back part Of the roof
with ehimneys and all was neatly picked
up and folded over the front part OF the
house, thus exposing the top rooms TO the
fury OF the storm which damagedfh house.
hold goods. The family was huddled into
one Of the front rooms momentarily ex-
pecting the house to fall, but no ono was
Injured.
The barn OF Joseph Tatnall on Eighteenth
street was partly unroofed and considerable
damage was also done to the roof Of the big
| warehouse of the Jessup Il Moore Paper
| Company on the Brandywlne opposite Wal
i nut street. A part Of the fence OF the Della
ware Field Clubs grounds was blown down,
In the lower part OF the Ninth ward the
l rookeries and shantiea which abound there
escaped unscaihed and no damage what.
ever was found, except at Begg h Cos
brick-yard. At that place four kilns were
unroofed and about 10000 pressed bricks
| were damaged 30 that they are unfit fol
i sale, except rs common bricks. The loss
/ will aggregate about 800.
l At the house OF James Dlsher, No. 1911
| West Front street, he whose thrilling expe
rienee Is reported elsewhere, wtsiibow
and pitcher stood on a stand In tho sncond
/ story front room. When the roof blnw of
the falling bricks broke the bowl, but lsf
the pitcher intact. A clock which WAs
knocked from the mantel indicated u 81
o'clock when picked up afterwar'i-. tnli
showing tho time when the storm was ut iti
hight.
The houses Nos. 1923 and 1925 Yves
Fourth street were struck by the tornado
and completely unroofed, the roofs beinf
deposited in the hack yard. The first I
occupied by Henry Khron and the latter By
Charles Springer. The houses were muel
damaged by being flooded, and plastoring
carpets, bedding and furniture suffered
severely. The occupants were terribl,
frightened, particularly Mrs. Khron, who's
husband works at night, and who was thu
left at home alone with her children.
A train on the D. a o. railroad, Just be
fore the storms approach. ran at YER!
before the threatened cyclone reached here
THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.
Several houses at Mafshallton wer0 un
rooted.
At Greenvllle the storm was felt with ter
rife effect. The surrounding woods shove,
the results OF Its force. The largest oal
trees were toppled over like grain In
wheat field.
Al new building being put up by MaIo
| Cochran, on the Highlands, was enttrel
demolished. Nobody is reported hurt.
At duPont,s Banks the roads are block
AIDED with fallen trees. A portion OF tn
stables belonging 70 James oonieY wer
, blown down.
Around Rockland mills numerous tree
are blown down. Similar damage is N
ported from New CASTLE but no fatalities
houses wrecked.
AZ SIlyerbrook Lists blacksmith sho
had the roof blown of. No one was hur
The cyclone passed through the neighbo
ing woods with terrific force; its path WI
marked by clean swath OF torn and III
AL Brandywine Springs the proprietor
l | the hotel reports no damage whatever
his neighborhood.
At Rockland the damage Is mainly fro
the blowing down OF trees, the mills beif
, | unframed. A large tree was blown upc
the roof OF Edward Lecarpentier's hous
: crushing part Of the roof. No injury
D animal life OF any kind has TRANSFERRED.
! | large shed on the Sharplees farm was blow
: down; extensive damage was done In u
, | neighboring timber.
Al Newbridge trees and fences We
, blown down extensively; telegraph and t.
! ephone wires are strung along the grour
presenting picture OF desolation after u
9 Wild storm.
Az Newport the storm was very sever
There was no particular damage outside
n that of trees being blown down. An
: willow tree In front of the bank on the
!. Il. church property, another In Oranstor
a lumber yard and many branches or smi
q trees were blown down, but no gre
a damage Is known to have been done. The
!. Was no loss at the Marshall Iron Work
though for a long time their telephone W
made useless by the falling OF a tree In FOL
Woods across their wire.
All along the New Castle causeway nul
Q bers of large trees are blown GOWN ~
{, | strew the road. Some are torn badly TIC
L their roots. -
}. In Brandywine hundred the barn OF j.
& Evans was unroofed, his outbulldings al
., trees blown down and considerable DANA
% done.
1t A shed belonging to Mrs. Haley in Bra
N DIVINE hundred was blown down anC
d valuable Durham calf killed and TWO co
u badly injured. -
NJ Brandywine Springs road, large Wilt
" tree was blown down and INSTRUCTED ira
OF until 1t was removed.
ly A. ID. Miller OF Kennett Square says
It, storm aid not reach that place with su
ly force ms II developed here.
I'll -
Ks Shlpwrecked DsiaNvareans'
y A Baltimore dispatch reports tho arri'
a. there on Saturday, from EleutneTtl, one
u " the Bahamas, Of the schooner william
y. Hines, with II persons aboard who b
ne beon rescued from theschooner Alice Her
~ Of philadelphia. The shipwrecked persf
u are: Captain r. II. Pennawill and tn
40 children of Milton, Delawfrei Andr
ne Davis. tho cook; William Wharton, ma
or - iuilIinn, Ynnnp Henry Mephnfal